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NEquals vs Smartsheet
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Equals if…
- you're in its core audience: finance teams, revenue operations
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Choose Smartsheet if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9/mo vs $2000/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: project managers and pmos, it teams
Side by side
Feature Equals Smartsheet
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$2000/mo$9/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Security and compliance—SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA
Formula generation—
Live data connectors—
Shareable dashboards—
PlatformsWeb, SlackWeb, iOS, Android, Slack
CategorySpreadsheetsWorkflow Automation
Rank in its category—#5 of 9
CompanyEquals Technologies, Inc.Smartsheet Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2005
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Equals | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $3,000 Business | $9 Pro |
| 5 people | $3,000 Business | $45 Pro |
| 20 people | $3,000 Business | $380 Business |
Work it out for your team
- SmartsheetPro$9/mo
- EqualsBusiness$3,000/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
Key features
E Equals
- Managed Snowflake warehouse with synced source data
- Salesforce connector with CRM writeback
- Natural-language answers that show formulas and source queries
- Pre-built ARR, NRR, pipeline and forecast dashboards
- Scheduled metric updates to Slack or email
- Live charts and tables embedded in Notion or Coda
- MCP connection for external AI agents
S Smartsheet
- Gantt, grid, board, calendar and timeline views
- Dashboards, reports and forms
- Automated approvals, reminders and update requests
- AI dashboard builder and formula generation
- Connect data to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini
- Workload tracking and resource planning
- Portfolio management and scenario planning
- Integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Slack
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Equals
Essential$24k/year
Business$36k/year
Enterprise$60k/year
Smartsheet
Pro$9 per member/mo billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Business$19 per member/mo billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Advanced Work ManagementCustom
Strengths and limitations
Equals
- Every plan includes unlimited seats
- AI answers show the formulas and source queries behind them
- Includes a managed warehouse, so no separate data stack is needed
- Free trial tailored to each customer
- Plans start at $24k per year
- AI usage beyond the included monthly spend is billed separately
- Writeback and SSO are only on the higher plans
- Additional connectors cost $199–$699/mo each
Smartsheet
- Unlimited free Contributors on the Pro plan
- AI tools included on every plan
- Mobile apps for Android and iOS
- Nearly 100 integrations, plus connections to major AI assistants
- Pro plan caps automations at 250 per month and allows at most 10 Members
- API access and external AI connections require Business or higher
- Many advanced features are paid add-ons
- Enterprise plans have no published prices
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy